Researchers from around the world are working on the cold tundra in northern Alaska to transform scientists' understanding of what the future may hold for Earth's climate. (Sandia National Laboratories press release)

A team of international scientists is calling for better forecasting methods in predicting how climate changes will impact the earth's plant and animal species. (Case Western Reserve University press release)

International Polar Year expeditions attempting to navigate through the treacherous, ice-infested waters of the Arctic Ocean will be able to access the latest ESA Envisat satellite radar images of the ice conditions surrounding their vessel. (European Space Agency press release)

Unusually mild temperatures prevented ice formation in the Arctic this winter, specifically in the region around Spitsbergen. (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research press release)

Lightning that occurred during the January 2006 eruption of Mount Augustine may have been caused by the eruption itself. (University of Alaska-Fairbanks press release)

Polar ice experts issue a statement noting consensus on rapid changes occurring in the Amundsen Sea. (University of Texas at Austin press release)

New calculations show that sensitivity of Earth's climate to changes in the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide has been consistent for the last 420 million years. (Yale University press release)

A new climate modeling study forecasts the complete disappearance of several existing climates in tropical highlands and regions near the poles. (National Science Foundation press release)

Scientists have obtained for the first time a detailed temperature record for tropical central Africa over the past 25,000 years. (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research press release)

Studies reveal that a sudden ocean climate change 30 years ago may be a leading factor in the decline of Alaska�s endangered western stock of Steller sea lions. (Marine Conservation Alliance press release)

Identification of the oldest preserved pieces of Earth's crust in southern Greenland has provided evidence of active plate tectonics as early as 3.8 billion years ago, according to a new report. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography press release)

Scientists have released a new tool to monitor changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by region and source around the world. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration press release)

A scientist has uncovered prehistoric hurricane activity and clues about predicting the future by drilling holes into the past. (Louisiana State University press release)

An ambitious airborne campaign is now underway in the extreme north of Europe in support of ESA's Sentinel-1 mission that will contribute to ice monitoring efforts. (European Space Agency press release)

Scientists have produced the first movies showing the global distribution of the most important greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide and methane -- that contribute to global warming. (European Space Agency press release)

Covering several hundred thousand species, scientists have created the most extensive map of the distribution of biodiversity on Earth to date. (University of California-San Diego press release)

Aurora and weather came together one recent winter night in a perfect match for researchers who launched four rockets to study heat in the upper atmosphere. (Clemson University press release)

Over a span of two decades, warming temperatures have caused annual losses of roughly $5 billion for major food crops, according to a new study. (Carnegie Institution press release)

Arctic sea ice that has been dwindling for several decades may have reached a tipping point that could trigger a cascade of climate change reaching into Earth's temperate regions. (University of Colorado at Boulder press release)

The Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 on board MetOp-A has delivered the first geophysical products for monitoring the Earth's ozone layer and global air quality. (European Space Agency press release)

More than three-quarters of the particulate pollution known as black carbon transported at high altitudes over the West Coast during spring is from Asian sources, according to a new study. (University of California-San Diego press release)

Oceanographers have identified a huge, dense mass of cold water off Sydney, but know very little about what causes it or the influence it has in the Tasman Sea ecosystem. (CSIRO press release)

New research suggests a limited capacity of Earth's ecosystems to stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide and slow global warming. (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center press release)

A new understanding of how plants manage their internal calcium levels could lead to modifying plants to avoid damage from acid rain. (National Science Foundation press release)

Higher ocean acidity threatens marine life, including corals and shellfish, which may become extinct from the chemical effects of carbon dioxide, even if the planet warms less than expected. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign press release)

New research shows manmade climate change due to pollution seriously inhibits precipitation over hills in semi-arid regions. (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release)

Severe pollution from the Far East is almost certainly affecting the weather around the world, a new study finds. (Texas A&M University press release)

Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over tundra landscapes and forcing out the species that lived there. (University of Alberta press release)

Tiny lab versions of 12-foot tall snow spikes that form naturally on some high mountain glaciers may someday help scientists mitigate the effects of global warming in the Andes. (University of Colorado-Boulder press release)

New research details the impact of climate change on European sea levels and marine ecosystems. (European Science Foundation press release)

The French Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says global warming has increased the average temperature 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit over the last century. (CNRS press release)

The International Polar Year will study changes to permafrost, the melting of polar ice sheets, and marine life in the cold and dark. (National Science Foundation press release)

A wedge of sediment, pushed up by glacial movement, may be a buffer against moderate sea level rise, pointing to ocean temperature rise as the key factor in glacial retreat. (Penn State University press release)

A study finds rapid intensity changes in hurricanes can be caused by clouds outside the wall of a hurricane's eye coming together to form a new eyewall. (University of Washington press release)